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Anti-Kremlin Activist In Critical Condition After Suspected Poisoning, Pussy Riot Says

Pyotr Verzilov, a member of the activist group Pussy Riot and the publisher of an independent media outlet, was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Tuesday, where he remains in critical condition.
Pyotr Verzilov (center) walks to a court hearing related to Pussy Riot's rushing of the World Cup final pitch on July 15. The group suspects Verzilov was poisoned on Tuesday.

Pyotr Verzilov, a prominent member of the Russian art and activist collective Pussy Riot, is suspected to have been poisoned in Moscow on Tuesday, according to the group and local media.

Veronika Nikulshina, Verzilov's partner and fellow member in the group, that Verzilov had begun to feel unwell

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